(urth) Faterh Inire Theory cont.

[David Stockhoff]

I forgot about that!

Not only that, but Wolfe makes it quite clear, over many chapters, that 
this is the case, even if the ship part may only be a small part of the 
Tower. I believe Severian even refers to ports or portholes. You'd think 
a clue like "compartments" would be dropped if we were supposed to think 
the same of the antechamber.

Anything hitting the ground hard enough to bury itself would no longer 
function, and the whole idea of the House is that it is entirely 
invisible from above ground, and presumably from the air as well. It has 
no towers.

On 12/13/2010 10:25 PM, James Wynn wrote:
> On 12/13/2010 9:07 PM, David Stockhoff wrote:
>> At no time does Jonas, who is now "metal" Jonas, "meat" Jonas having 
>> been stunned, mention ships. When he mentions the ceiling and its 
>> compartmentalization, he uses the language of an ancient, 
>> long-occupied terrestrial palace. At this point they are deep 
>> underground. 
>
> It is true that just because Jonas recognizes a drop-down ceiling, it 
> doesn't mean it is a ship. Presumably, he's seen plenty of drop-down 
> ceilings under lots of other circumstances. Drop down ceilings are a 
> useful architectural tool in modern buildings.
>
> Here's another argument against it being a ship. Severian _grew up_ in 
> an abandoned spaceship. If he never saw a drop-down ceiling, 
> presumably they don't use them.
>
> u+16b9
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